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Valletta
UNESCO-listed Baroque fortress city built by the Knights of St John, packed with more historic monuments per square metre than any other city.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Pembroke
Pembroke, Malta · Europe
About Pembroke
Pembroke works well as a base: 5 minutes from Naxxar, 6km from Fort St Angelo.
Pembroke is in Malta, with about 3,800 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Naxxar, about 4 km away.
Pembroke is a town in the Eastern Region of Malta, and it is considered to be the country's newest locality. To the east is Paceville, the nightlife district of Malta. The coastal town and tourist hub of St. Julian's lies to the southeast, and the residential area of Swieqi lies to the south. The hilltop village ofRead more
Madliena is to its west, and Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq lies to the northwest.
Pembroke covers an area of 2.3 km2 (0.89 sq mi). The area hugs a coastal zone with a rocky beach. The highest point lies at 64 meters (210 feet) above sea level (at Suffolk Road, exit to St. Andrew's Rd). Pembroke was formerly a British military base from the 1850s to 1979.
Pembroke is named after Robert Henry Herbert, the 12th Earl of Pembroke, and was authorised by Sidney Herbert, younger half-brother of Robert and the Secretary of State for War in 1859.
Pembroke was formerly part of St. Julian's. Pembroke officially became a town by virtue of the Local Councils Act (1993). This act recognised Pembroke as one of the 68 localities in Malta, with its own local council.
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What is there to see near Pembroke?
Within an hour or so of Pembroke: Valletta (5 km), St John's Co-Cathedral (5 km), Upper Barrakka Gardens (5 km), Rotunda of Mosta (5 km).
Where is Pembroke?
Pembroke is in Pembroke, Malta, about 4 km from Naxxar.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 3,842
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Malta
- Region
- Pembroke
- Timezone
- Europe/Malta
- Coordinates
- 35.9302, 14.4779
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Worth the detour from Pembroke
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
St John's Co-Cathedral
Baroque cathedral in Valletta built by the Knights of St John, housing Caravaggio's Beheading of Saint John the Baptist.
5 km · about 10 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Upper Barrakka Gardens
Terraced garden on Valletta's bastions overlooking the Grand Harbour and Three Cities, with a daily saluting battery firing.
5 km · about 10 min drive
cathedral
Rotunda of Mosta
Parish church with one of the world's largest unsupported domes (37 m), modelled on the Pantheon and built by villagers between 1833 and 1860. In 1942 a Luftwaffe bomb pierced the dome during Mass and failed to explode: a replica sits in the sacristy.
5 km · about 10 min drive
castle
Fort St Angelo
Bastioned fort at the tip of Birgu commanding the Grand Harbour, central to the 1565 Great Siege and now a museum site.
6 km · about 10 min drive
ancient ruins
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum
The world's only known prehistoric underground temple: three levels of chambers carved into living rock around 3300-3000 BC, with red-ochre spirals still on the ceilings. Only 80 visitors a day are admitted; book weeks ahead.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Mdina
Malta's ancient walled capital known as the 'Silent City', with narrow medieval streets and sweeping views over the island.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Marsaxlokk
Fishing village on Malta's southeast coast lined with painted luzzu boats, known for its Sunday fish market and waterfront restaurants.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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- Right hereUpper Barrakka GardensTerraced garden on Valletta's bastions overlooking the Grand Harbour and Three Cities, with a daily saluting battery firing.
- Right hereDingli CliffsMalta's highest sea cliffs on the island's west coast, with a clifftop road, chapel and open views towards the islet of Filfla.
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